Fresh, Tasty Foods Masonic Homes has a contract with Harrisburg Dairies, who pro cesses the milk. In addition, eggs are produced by a 10,000-layer flock. The broil er operation recently was in Albert Wilton, assistant farm manager, takes care of rals ina beef and crops es well as the faculty's dairy herd. imrhercial 5 & Shops • Garages lustrial, Mfg. Facilities ER. restock Housing «nas • Hobby Bams ms • Poultry Housing ißuilding Systems i Manufacturing Co., I S DIVISION... tinned due to a new resident build ing currently under construction would be 100 close to the broiler house for ' problem-free production. Essential to the beef, dairy, and COUNTRY STV C< 5 s uj&tM SUSQUEHANNA H.ti. WEAVER*- GEESAMAN-ROCK METAL PRODUCTS CONSTRUCTION , CONSTRUCTION INC. Wataonlown, PA Annvllte, PA Roumivlll*, PA PH: 717-742-2626 PH: 717-636-3753 717-762-1118 E|fiUeD CONSTRUCTION MAJOR BUILDINGS, WtHtvttto. PA INC. PH: 717-262-3692 Johnrtown, PA . PH: 614-536-7716 . CLIFFORD E BOLLINGER REYNOLDS & ASSOCIATES YELLOT CO., INC. Omvw, PA R«tat«MlflWn, MO PH: 216-267-6046 «•: MI-639-1604 'I \ purebrM" Shorthofti. hog operations are the crops grown on the property. Under the direc tion of assistant farm manager Albert Wilson, field workers plant 300 acres of com, 78 acres of bar ley, 57 acres of wheat, 70 acres of alfalfa, and 20 acres of soybeans. Of all die craps produced, only wheat is sold with the straw being used as bedding. Before planting com, Wilson takes soil and manure samples to determine fertilizer applications. Fields are prepared by chisel plow ing, discing, and cultivating with a ijbi disc running ahead of the planter. Weeds are kept to a minimum with Dual and Bladex. An average of 125-130 bushels are harvested per acre. Wheat or barley follows com in the crop rotation with alfalfa planted after the small grain. ‘*l try not to have a field in com for more than three years,” commented Wil son. who has 35 years of experi ence at Masonic Homes. “And I think that if you put wheat in next, the soil holds the moisture better, so there’s less disease and ftS-v ‘j ■ ? fjl O.A. NEWTON A SON CO. BridgwHl*, DE PH: 302-337-8211 MYERS BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC. Cltaraprbg, MD PH; 301-6624200 a look at rootworm.” Alfalfa is seeded in August after the small grains are harvested. As with the com, Wilson samples the soil, and he limes as needed to keep the soil pH at 7. Pesticide is applied to stands after they are established. After first cutting, the stands are sprayed for weevils, and after sec ond cutting they are sprayed for leaf hopper. Stands are sprayed for weeds in the fall, and at the same time about 400 to 450 pounds of .BUTLER MFG. CO. I Attn P E Hess IPO Box 337 Oxford PA 19363 | □ Plum sand info, on LESTER Buildings I □ I'm interested in a LESTER Dealership z Name | Addres! ■ County | City 1 Phone (area codet Homes’ hi (Turn to Pago A 42) LF I State
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